ignis fatuusn.

Brit.

/ˌɪɡnɪs ˈfatjʊəs/,

/ˌɪɡnɪs ˈfatʃʊəs/, U.S.

/ˌɪɡnəs ˈfætʃuəs/

Inflections: Plural ignes fatui Brit.

/ˌɪɡneɪs ˈfatjʊi/,

/ˌɪɡneɪs ˈfatʃʊi/, U.S.

/ˌɪɡneɪs ˈfætʃui/, (nonstandard) ignis fatui.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin ignis fatuus.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin ignis fatuus, literally ‘foolish fire’ (15th cent. in commentaries on Aristotle's Meterologica) < classical Latin ignis fire (see ignite v.) + fatuus foolish (see fatuous adj.).

1. A phosphorescent light seen floating at night over marshy ground; = will-o'-the-wisp n. 1a.Atmospheric lights called ignis fatuus or will-o'-the-wisp often appear in folklore and were sometimes thought to have a supernatural origin. When approached, the ignis fatuus appeared to recede, and finally to vanish, sometimes reappearing in another direction. This led to the notion that it was the work of a mischievous sprite, intentionally leading travellers astray. Some possible scientific explanations include chemiluminescence, bioluminescence, or the ignition of a volatile gas, e.g. methane, phosphine (PH₃), or diphosphane (P₂H₄), produced by organic decay in marshes or swamps. Now rarely reported.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > light > light emitted under particular conditions > [noun] > phosphorescence > will-o'-the-wisp

fox-fire1483

foolish fire1563

ignis fatuus1563

fool's fire1583

Kit with the canstick or candlestick1584

going fire1596

will-o'-the-wisp1596

meteor1597

firedrake1607

wisp1618

ambulones1621

Dick-a-Tuesday1636

friar's lantern1645

gillian burnt-tail1654

Jill-burnt-tail1654

Jack-o'-lantern1658

fatuous fire1661

wildfire1663

wandering fire or light1667

Jack-a-Lent1680

fairy light1722

spunkie1727

Jill-o'-the-wisp1750

fen-fire1814

fatuus1820

marsh-light1823

feu follet1832

wisp-lighta1847

hob-lantern1847

ghost light1849

elf-fire1855

Peggy-with-her-lantern1855

fatuous light1857–8

marsh-fire1865

swamp fire1903

Min-Min1950

the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > thing seen > optical illusion > [noun] > an optical illusion > ignis fatuus

foolish fire1563

ignis fatuus1563

fool's fire1583

will-o'-the-wisp1596

night-fire1633

Dick-a-Tuesday1636

fatuous vapour1661

fatuus1668

draco volans1675

spunkie1727

fen-fire1814

fatuous fire1845

fatuous light1857–8

1563 W. Fulke Goodle Gallerye Causes Meteors ii. f. 11^v This impression seen on the lande, is called in latin, Ignis fatuus, foolish fyre, that hurteth not, but only feareth foules.

1663 S. Butler Hudibras: First Pt. i. i. 39 An Ignis Fatuus, that bewitches, And leads men into Pools and Ditches.

1774 O. Goldsmith Hist. Earth I. 380 Floating bodies of fire..the ignis fatuus, or wandering fire.

1813 H. Davy Elements Agric. Chem. i. 23 To avoid being led astray by the ignis fatuus, the most secure method is to carry a lamp.

1911 Nature 6 July 16/11 Appearances of the Aurora Borealis, glimmering lights in the sky, fire-balls, ignis fatui, lightnings, corrustations [sic] and emanations from the soil.

2014 Wexford People (Nexis) 28 Oct. 80 Since bogs are such a prominent feature of the Irish landscape ignis fatuus is well known in Ireland.

2. figurative. A thing or person that gives false guidance; a delusive guiding principle, hope, or aim.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > [noun] > one who deceives

swikec1000

wielerOE

adderOE

knavec1275

treacherc1290

guiler1303

gabbera1325

tricharda1327

faitoura1340

jugglera1340

beswiker1340

wernard1362

knackerc1380

beguilera1382

deceiver1382

illusor1382

deceivant1393

fob1393

falsea1400

mocker?c1450

feature14..

deceptor1484

seductor1490

bullera1500

troker?a1500

craftera1529

circumventorc1540

bobber1542

cloyner?1550

illuder?1550

tricker1550

double-dealer1567

treacherer1571

falsary1573

abuser1579

falser1579

treachetour1590

deluder1592

ignis fatuus1592

foolmonger1593

prestigiator1595

aguiler1598

baffler1606

cog-foist1606

feaguer1610

guile-man1614

hocus-pocus1624

colt1632

hoodwink1638

blindfoldera1649

napper1653

cheat1664

fooler1677

underdealer1682

circumvenerc1686

chincher1688

dodger1698

nickum1699

sheep-shearer1699

trickster1711

bilker1717

trickologist1723

taker-in1776

bilk1790

duper1792

Yorkshire bite1801

intake1808

gammoner1819

doer1840

delusionist1841

fiddler1857

snide1874

hoodwinker1884

tanger1886

take-down1888

tiddlywinker1893

wangler1912

frost1914

twicer1924

lurkman1945

jive-ass1964

skanker1973

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > deception by illusion, delusion > [noun] > an instance of, illusion > leading astray

ignis fatuus1592

by-fantasy1609

1592 G. Harvey Foure Lett. (new ed.) iv. 58 There be wrangling, & quarreling hoatspurres inough, though I be none: Ignis fatuus neuer so spritishly busy: neuer so many threatning Comets: neuer such a terrible sky of Blasing, and falling stars.

1599 Master Broughtons Lett. Answered xii. 40 To make the Grecians, who account the preaching of the Gospell follie, expounders of Christian oracles, and to fetch light from their Heathenish Ignis fatuus.

1631 in S. R. Gardiner Rep. Cases Star Chamber & High Comm. (1886) 31 For S^r Arthur Savage, he is the primum mobile, the ignis fatuus that misleades all the rest.

1777 J. Adams in J. Adams & A. Adams Familiar Lett. (1876) 264 What an ignis fatuus this ambition is?

1824 Ld. Byron Don Juan: Canto XV liv. 32 Following the ‘Ignes Fatui’ of mankind.

1896 Duke of Argyll Philos. Belief Pref. 7 That ignis fatuus of the time—uniformity of worship throughout the three kingdoms.

1991 E. Peters Last Camel died at Noon i. vi. 125 It was on that evening we might first have expected to see him if the map proved to be an ignis fatuus and he turned back.

2016 Yorks. Post (Nexis) 19 Mar. The ignis fatuus of the internet—the millions of atomised individuals looking for ‘communities’.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	ignis fatuus
释义	ignis fatuusn. Brit. /ˌɪɡnɪs ˈfatjʊəs/, /ˌɪɡnɪs ˈfatʃʊəs/, U.S. /ˌɪɡnəs ˈfætʃuəs/ Inflections: Plural ignes fatui Brit. /ˌɪɡneɪs ˈfatjʊi/, /ˌɪɡneɪs ˈfatʃʊi/, U.S. /ˌɪɡneɪs ˈfætʃui/, (nonstandard) ignis fatui. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin ignis fatuus. Etymology: < post-classical Latin ignis fatuus, literally ‘foolish fire’ (15th cent. in commentaries on Aristotle's Meterologica) < classical Latin ignis fire (see ignite v.) + fatuus foolish (see fatuous adj.). 1. A phosphorescent light seen floating at night over marshy ground; = will-o'-the-wisp n. 1a.Atmospheric lights called ignis fatuus or will-o'-the-wisp often appear in folklore and were sometimes thought to have a supernatural origin. When approached, the ignis fatuus appeared to recede, and finally to vanish, sometimes reappearing in another direction. This led to the notion that it was the work of a mischievous sprite, intentionally leading travellers astray. Some possible scientific explanations include chemiluminescence, bioluminescence, or the ignition of a volatile gas, e.g. methane, phosphine (PH₃), or diphosphane (P₂H₄), produced by organic decay in marshes or swamps. Now rarely reported. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > light > light emitted under particular conditions > [noun] > phosphorescence > will-o'-the-wisp fox-fire1483 foolish fire1563 ignis fatuus1563 fool's fire1583 Kit with the canstick or candlestick1584 going fire1596 will-o'-the-wisp1596 meteor1597 firedrake1607 wisp1618 ambulones1621 Dick-a-Tuesday1636 friar's lantern1645 gillian burnt-tail1654 Jill-burnt-tail1654 Jack-o'-lantern1658 fatuous fire1661 wildfire1663 wandering fire or light1667 Jack-a-Lent1680 fairy light1722 spunkie1727 Jill-o'-the-wisp1750 fen-fire1814 fatuus1820 marsh-light1823 feu follet1832 wisp-lighta1847 hob-lantern1847 ghost light1849 elf-fire1855 Peggy-with-her-lantern1855 fatuous light1857–8 marsh-fire1865 swamp fire1903 Min-Min1950 the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > thing seen > optical illusion > [noun] > an optical illusion > ignis fatuus foolish fire1563 ignis fatuus1563 fool's fire1583 will-o'-the-wisp1596 night-fire1633 Dick-a-Tuesday1636 fatuous vapour1661 fatuus1668 draco volans1675 spunkie1727 fen-fire1814 fatuous fire1845 fatuous light1857–8 1563 W. Fulke Goodle Gallerye Causes Meteors ii. f. 11^v This impression seen on the lande, is called in latin, Ignis fatuus, foolish fyre, that hurteth not, but only feareth foules. 1663 S. Butler Hudibras: First Pt. i. i. 39 An Ignis Fatuus, that bewitches, And leads men into Pools and Ditches. 1774 O. Goldsmith Hist. Earth I. 380 Floating bodies of fire..the ignis fatuus, or wandering fire. 1813 H. Davy Elements Agric. Chem. i. 23 To avoid being led astray by the ignis fatuus, the most secure method is to carry a lamp. 1911 Nature 6 July 16/11 Appearances of the Aurora Borealis, glimmering lights in the sky, fire-balls, ignis fatui, lightnings, corrustations [sic] and emanations from the soil. 2014 Wexford People (Nexis) 28 Oct. 80 Since bogs are such a prominent feature of the Irish landscape ignis fatuus is well known in Ireland. 2. figurative. A thing or person that gives false guidance; a delusive guiding principle, hope, or aim. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > [noun] > one who deceives swikec1000 wielerOE adderOE knavec1275 treacherc1290 guiler1303 gabbera1325 tricharda1327 faitoura1340 jugglera1340 beswiker1340 wernard1362 knackerc1380 beguilera1382 deceiver1382 illusor1382 deceivant1393 fob1393 falsea1400 mocker?c1450 feature14.. deceptor1484 seductor1490 bullera1500 troker?a1500 craftera1529 circumventorc1540 bobber1542 cloyner?1550 illuder?1550 tricker1550 double-dealer1567 treacherer1571 falsary1573 abuser1579 falser1579 treachetour1590 deluder1592 ignis fatuus1592 foolmonger1593 prestigiator1595 aguiler1598 baffler1606 cog-foist1606 feaguer1610 guile-man1614 hocus-pocus1624 colt1632 hoodwink1638 blindfoldera1649 napper1653 cheat1664 fooler1677 underdealer1682 circumvenerc1686 chincher1688 dodger1698 nickum1699 sheep-shearer1699 trickster1711 bilker1717 trickologist1723 taker-in1776 bilk1790 duper1792 Yorkshire bite1801 intake1808 gammoner1819 doer1840 delusionist1841 fiddler1857 snide1874 hoodwinker1884 tanger1886 take-down1888 tiddlywinker1893 wangler1912 frost1914 twicer1924 lurkman1945 jive-ass1964 skanker1973 the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > deception by illusion, delusion > [noun] > an instance of, illusion > leading astray ignis fatuus1592 by-fantasy1609 1592 G. Harvey Foure Lett. (new ed.) iv. 58 There be wrangling, & quarreling hoatspurres inough, though I be none: Ignis fatuus neuer so spritishly busy: neuer so many threatning Comets: neuer such a terrible sky of Blasing, and falling stars. 1599 Master Broughtons Lett. Answered xii. 40 To make the Grecians, who account the preaching of the Gospell follie, expounders of Christian oracles, and to fetch light from their Heathenish Ignis fatuus. 1631 in S. R. Gardiner Rep. Cases Star Chamber & High Comm. (1886) 31 For S^r Arthur Savage, he is the primum mobile, the ignis fatuus that misleades all the rest. 1777 J. Adams in J. Adams & A. Adams Familiar Lett. (1876) 264 What an ignis fatuus this ambition is? 1824 Ld. Byron Don Juan: Canto XV liv. 32 Following the ‘Ignes Fatui’ of mankind. 1896 Duke of Argyll Philos. Belief Pref. 7 That ignis fatuus of the time—uniformity of worship throughout the three kingdoms. 1991 E. Peters Last Camel died at Noon i. vi. 125 It was on that evening we might first have expected to see him if the map proved to be an ignis fatuus and he turned back. 2016 Yorks. Post (Nexis) 19 Mar. The ignis fatuus of the internet—the millions of atomised individuals looking for ‘communities’. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1563
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